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I’ve recently learned several of my coworkers have been getting Botox. All are in their thirties; a couple are (Korean) guys. Seems silly to me, but they argue it’s “preventative”. Admittedly, I’m not into anything that hides your age, including stuff to prevent hair loss, coloring grey hair...

My mother-in-law passed away 3 years ago, and FIL has lived alone ever since. He’s almost 80, and generally in good health, but has early dementia, manifest by terrible short term memory (left car running in the driveway/parking lot a couple times, for example, and needs to write nearly every...

Finishing up vacation, including meeting up with groups of friends, I realized eating out may be a peeve. My general strategy: 1. Don’t waste time, order quickly and decisively. If you have to wait to be seated, check out the menu in advance. 2. After the obligatory delay between selecting...

ERs across the country are a mess. YLE had a blog entry on it recently, here, with additional commentary here. The key issues are understaffing and overcrowding, which result in patients spending hours, sometimes days, in the emergency room, potentially delaying critical medical care. In my...

How long do you want to live? I've read a few books on this topic: Lifespan, Outlive, The Blue Zones , and The Longevity Bible. The take home points are: 1. Genetics only play a minor role in how long you live. 2. Regular exercise/activity is really important. 3. Plant-based diets also...

Post your personal gripes with the healthcare system here. This can either be from the perspective of those employed in healthcare, adjacent industries like insurance, or patients. I'll reserve my thoughts for now. Please limit Mexican food tangents.

FDA-approved today, for weight loss. Quite a bit more effective than semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy). The total weight loss at 72 weeks was actually 21% in the larger study (for some reason, FDA subtracted a few pounds, when compared to placebo), which is comparable to long-term weight loss from...

We have a ton, which have been collecting dust in a file cabinet. Over 50, accumulated over the last decade. Sorted them into categories, and threw away quite a few, either due to missing the expiration date, or the business no longer existing. Anyway, I was trying to use the rest. Started...

Watching Planet Earth: Africa series. So many awesome places and animals. Wife and I had talked about going years ago, but due to the logistics of finding enough time to go, never really got off the ground. Now we have the time. Could realistically spend 2-3 weeks, or more with some effort. Not...

I have a RUUD RSPER-80 water heater, a direct solar thermal system with an 80 gallon roof-mounted tank. I noticed a water leak a few days ago, which I originally thought originated from a wall-mounted external pipe to my split AC unit. On further inspection, the leak was actually coming from...

So my wife and I are getting ready for our annual ski trip next week. We go with a group of 6 other people, mostly classmates of mine. We try to choose a different destination every year. This year’s trip is Revelstoke, in British Columbia. The resort is about a 2 1/2 drive from the nearest...

My wife, who is extremely thoughtful and generous, was asking about Christmas gifts for coworkers today. She had just returned from work, and noticed a couple of presents left for me (we have a shared locker), from people whom I had not purchased a gift, nor planned to. As background, I work in...

There seems to be disagreement with how widely this belief is held. What do you think?

I’d been apolitical most of my life, never voting or even following the news. That worked well for 40 years or so, although I relied a lot on my ignorance creating bliss. Still, my lack of political involvement didn’t noticeably hinder becoming a happy, productive citizen. Closure of a park...

Just watched a brief documentary on the Smithsonian channel. Pretty horrific all the mistakes/intentional oversights made by Boeing.  Though an argument can be made they're the most safe aircraft after all the scrutiny, I'm still not interested in putting money in Boeing's pocket after what...

I’ll be driving from Telluride to DIA during a weekday morning/early afternoon in mid-February. It looks like the distance and expected drive time going I-70 vs. I-50/285 is nearly identical. Which route is preferable in winter conditions? I’ll be driving an SUV with AWD.

How much do people care? Threats of looming (but averted) shutdowns are so commonplace, I find it hard to take them seriously.

In an average month, how often are you apart? What type of things do you do, and what is off-limits?

Happened to me yesterday. Thieves slide under the vehicle and saw the exhaust connected to either side of the cat. I guess it only takes a couple minutes, and they resell the converter (which contains precious metals) - the scrap guys who buy them may also be in on the crime. Certain cars are...

A friend is planning to propose to his girlfriend next month. I asked how things were going, to which he replied, “ok, I’m just having some second thoughts about my decision, but I guess that is normal.” He went on to tell me they had visited a relationship counselor, who seemed more interested...